As you or most of you know I live in the county, where it's quiet and peaceful. A few days I hear gun shots going off and it's legal to shot on your own land. I've have though about building my own backstop. But after being at a rifle range (30 mins away), my thoughts about what a rifle range should look like didn't even come close. Brass all over the ground I think from 2 years ago as where there should be sand was brass. They had berms that was 20 or even 30 feet high between the pistol and rifle range. But as I walked to the 100 yard line, I started to hear ricochet going over my head. I think out of 20 rounds maybe 2, but still that 2 two many. They really didn't have target boards and if I was able to find one, it was broken or on it's last leg. And to make matters worst, they had carpeter bee's flying all over the benches where you stood or sat. Is this how they all are? To boot they open at 12 and close at 7 and it's cost $20 dollars to get in. I guess maybe 10 years ago, this place was outstanding, but not anymore.
After coming back from the range, my wife and I like to pratice shooting. She has only pistols and I have rifles. The highest pistol she has is a 357 mag. I on the other hand I have my 22lr and AR15. Now the area: On the Southside of me, I have a downgrade, with woods, but only about 1,095 feet there is a major road. Can't really shoot that way. North of me, there are woods as well, with a walking trail. Beyond that there are woods and the closest road is about 3,878 feet. It's a upgrade maybe about 2% for the first 100 feet, and then levels out. Can't shoot East because of the homes there (2 of them). And West of me, the first 143 feet is clear and level, followed by a dirt road (hardly ever travel during the day) and then woods 2,588 feet before a house. So that's the layout. Now, we shooting small arms (22lt), I've seen a few video's show a guy shooting at 2x4 and those rounds only when through of them. So image this. I have a barn made of a Cypresswood. Now if I put a pile of sand there (maybe 5ft tall and 2 feet wide), with 3 sheets of plywood, would that save my barn from shooting 75 yards?
My question is, would my backstop be good enough?
Thanks
After coming back from the range, my wife and I like to pratice shooting. She has only pistols and I have rifles. The highest pistol she has is a 357 mag. I on the other hand I have my 22lr and AR15. Now the area: On the Southside of me, I have a downgrade, with woods, but only about 1,095 feet there is a major road. Can't really shoot that way. North of me, there are woods as well, with a walking trail. Beyond that there are woods and the closest road is about 3,878 feet. It's a upgrade maybe about 2% for the first 100 feet, and then levels out. Can't shoot East because of the homes there (2 of them). And West of me, the first 143 feet is clear and level, followed by a dirt road (hardly ever travel during the day) and then woods 2,588 feet before a house. So that's the layout. Now, we shooting small arms (22lt), I've seen a few video's show a guy shooting at 2x4 and those rounds only when through of them. So image this. I have a barn made of a Cypresswood. Now if I put a pile of sand there (maybe 5ft tall and 2 feet wide), with 3 sheets of plywood, would that save my barn from shooting 75 yards?
My question is, would my backstop be good enough?
Thanks
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